Homes on the first stage of a major new development between the M1 and M69 are already going up for sale despite a brick not being laid.

A launch event offered potential purchasers the chance to gain a greater insight into how the new community will evolve.

Set to grow over the next 15 years the first tranche of the 4,250 dwellings planned for New Lubbesthorpe will be delivered soon.

Still images taken from a new video produced to show how Lubbesthorpe may look when it is complete

Located on Beggars Lane the site is a 15 minute drive from Leicester and will effectively create a new urban centre sandwiched between the M1, Leicester Forest East and Enderby.

Featuring a mix of two to five bedroom homes the new town will also boast an employment park, 75 acres of new woodland and 250 acres of open space and parkland as well as two primary schools and one secondary school, a mixed-use neighbourhood centre with space for a range of food, drink and retail outlets, a health centre and leisure and community facilities.

In the first five years some 1,000 properties are expected to be built.

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One of the consortium of developers behind the scheme is Barratt Homes. Jan Ruston, sales director at Barratt Homes North Midlands, said: “New Lubbesthorpe is a brilliant new development that we’re very excited to be able to launch the sales centre to our customers so they can find out more about it.

Still images taken from a new video produced to show how Lubbesthorpe may look when it is complete

“Everything you could need is at arm’s reach at the development and having three large supermarkets so close by to homeowners makes shopping much more convenient, not to mention the brilliant road links that serve commuters well.”

More than a year of preparatory works have taken place to ready the site including installing a new bridge across the M1.